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hyphen
  • n  a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
  • v  divide or connect with a hyphen
    hyphenate these words and names
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hypochaeris
  • n  widely distributed genus of herbs with milky juice; includes some cosmopolitan weeds
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hyphenation
  • n  division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
  • n  connecting syllables and words by hyphens
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hypnoanalysis
  • n  the use of hypnosis in conjunction with psychoanalysis
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hypnopedia
  • n  teaching during sleep (as by using recordings to teach a foreign language to someone who is asleep)
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hypnos
  • n  (Greek mythology) the Greek god of sleep; the son of Nyx
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hypnosis
  • n  a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion
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hypnotic trance
  • n  a trance induced by the use of hypnosis; the person accepts the suggestions of the hypnotist
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hypo
  • n  a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
  • n  a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections
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